Haldex Interim Report, January - September 2018: Continued improvement in net sales and earnings
During Q3, like in the earlier quarters of the year, Haldex increased its net sales in all geographic regions. The development in a number of product areas continued to be strong, including brake adjusters and disc brakes. Large investments in R&D and increased costs to meet high demand, and thus a constrained supply chain in North America, had a negative effect on earnings, but, despite this, the operating margin and the earnings per share were higher than the same period the previous year. Cash flow from operating activities also continued to improve.Net sales for Q3 totalled SEK 1,270 (1,